Family happy with son, brother's lifetime spent at HRC Final Edition

"[Brent Becigneul] is getting to the point in his life where he is becoming nursing home or retirement home material but nobody will take him," she said. She and her husband both have jobs and travel, she said, and would not be able to look after him. As well, he has too many medical needs...

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Published inOrillia packet and times
Main Author Doyle, Joan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Orillia, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 11.04.2005
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Becigneul, Brent
Becigneul, Edith
Oates, Kathy
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Summary:"[Brent Becigneul] is getting to the point in his life where he is becoming nursing home or retirement home material but nobody will take him," she said. She and her husband both have jobs and travel, she said, and would not be able to look after him. As well, he has too many medical needs, she said, noting that his seizures are controlled, but he also has high cholesterol, high blood pressure and chest problems requiring HRC staff to keep a watchful eye on him. Plus, he's lost 25-30 pounds over the last year to year and a half, which has been attributed to the aging process but is a bit of a worry for the family. Colour Photo: Packet photo, Toby Gorman / Brad Windover addressed more than 200 people at the Orillia Legion Saturday afternoon about the plight of his uncle, Robert Windover, who passed away last year after moving into community living from the Huronia Regional Centre. Windover and several others talked about the need for the HRC to remain open to care for the 341 clients there who require assistance to live.; Colour Photo: Joan Doyle photo / [Edith Becigneul], left, and her daughter, [Kathy Oates], visit Oates' brother, Brent, in front of the canteen at HRC.
ISSN:0837-1989